Veneer fabric



(No Model.)

R. S. JENNINGS.

Veneer Fabric.

N6. 241,865. Patented May 24,1881.

WITNESSES. I INVENTOR ATTORNEY.

n. mews. MW mm 11 Q UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

RALPH S. JENNINGS, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

VENEER FABRIC.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 241,865, dated May24,1881.

I Application filed Febrnary 16, 881. (No model.) I

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RALPH S. JENNINGS, of Baltimore city, State ofMaryland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in VeheerFabrics; and I hereby declare the same to be fully, clearly-mud exactlydescribed as follows, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,in \VlllCh'- Figure l is a plan of the fabric; Fig. 2, a sectional viewof the same.

My invention has for its object to provide a veneer fabric adapted foruse in many connectionssuch as for seats for outdoor chairs or settees,for coverings for cotton-bales or other baled goods, or for themanufacture of packing-cases. I here mention these widely-dissimilaruses to which the fabric is peculiarly fitted as indicating the scope ofits adaptability, leaving other uses to suggest themselves, as theywill, after the following description of the construction of the fabric.

In the dra\vings,A is a textile fabric, and B, (J, and D are veneersheets with the grain crossed. The fabric A is stitched or quilted tothe veneer, as shown at a.

In constructing a cotton-bale cover, I take the refuse burlap which isto be found in great quantities in the hands ofpaper-stock dealers,

and stitch the pieces together and to the veneer, forminga tough andstrong material, which is cut into shape to cover the bale, and whenapplied thereto protects the cotton from the dirt and mud of landtransportation and from the bilge-water on shipboard. For use asachairseat orsettee, I employ atine cloth as the textile fabric, neatlyquilting itto the veneer, as shown in Fig. l.

I am aware that veneer and textile fabric have been glued together toform chair-seats and similar articles, and that paper has beenstitched'to felt, batting, and straw to form carpet-linings. Such I donot claim, and such are obviously not adapted to the uses to which myfabric is fitted.

What I claim is-- 1. A veneer fabric consisting of one or more layers ofwood veneer having a textile fabric stitched thereto, as set forth.

. 2. The fabric herein described, consisting of wood-veneer sheetsstitched together with the grain crossed andprovidedwith a textile coverstitched thereto, as set forth.

- RALPH S. JENNINGS. Witnesses:

R. D. WILLIAMS,

J. O. GITIINGER.

